"The law is quite settled that serving of the grounds of arrest is mandatory. This has been introduced as a Judge made law vide a
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"This Court does not find any of the three conditions laid down in Section 12 of the 2015 Act to be applicable, which may have
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"In the absence of a legal, contractual or constitutional bar, a 'prospective' resignation can be withdrawn at any time before it becomes effective, and it
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"The recruiting authority is the best judge of its own requirements and where the advertisement clearly prescribes the documents or format necessary to establish eligibility,
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"The jurisdiction of the High Court under Article 226 and 227 of the Constitution would come to the questions of jurisdiction, illegality and alike and
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"A purchaser during pendency of litigation has no right to resist or obstruct execution of the decree passed by a competent Court and that no independent
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"The order of eviction passed by Rent Controlling Authority by exercising the powers under Chapter III-A was completely without jurisdiction and the learned first appellate
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"The family arrangements are governed by a special equity peculiar to themselves and would be enforced if honestly made, although they have not been meant
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"Unexplained delay has snapped the live and proximate nexus between the alleged prejudicial activities and the subjective satisfaction recorded by the detaining authority." Kerala High
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"In matrimonial matters, wherever Courts are called upon to consider the plea of transfer, the Courts have to take into consideration the economic soundness of both
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"The law does not require that a declarant, at the time of making the statement, to be under the shadow of death or the expectation that death
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"In its revisional jurisdiction, the High Court can call for and examine the record of any proceedings for the purpose of satisfying itself as to the correctness,
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"Where there is an express provision barring a particular remedy, the court cannot resort to the exercise of inherent powers... grant of directions to register FIR
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"The Award passed by the Reference Court in favour of the deceased sole claimant is a nullity. The objection to its validity is not an objection
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"The explicit inclusion of the son and the children of a predeceased son in the statutory scheme deliberately and unambiguously excludes the living son's children from the
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"The court shall be extremely careful in accepting the sole testimony of the prosecutrix when the entire case is improbable and unlikely to happen." Allahabad
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"Generic, descriptive or laudatory terms, particularly those commonly used in a given trade, cannot be monopolised and the protection by registration does not extend to such elements
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"The services rendered by a Government servant prior to his regularisation as ad-hoc, work-charged, seasonal, temporary etc., is required to be counted for the purpose of determining
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"The power under Article 226 of the Constitution of India to issue writs is rather wide but is required to be exercised only in exceptional circumstances." Punjab
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"Sexual intent is not an incidental feature of the offence but its very foundation, and in the absence of that mental element the actus reus,
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"The two clauses are worded differently, and that difference in wording makes all the difference in law. It is the line of decisions in Sayeed
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"The adjudication by the Controlling Authority with regard to the liability was beyond its jurisdiction, as the only power conferred on the Controlling Authority
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"The proof of demand of illegal gratification, thus, is the gravamen of the offence under Sections 7 and 13(1)(d)(i) and (ii) of the Act and
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"Absence of the original document that is alleged to be forged, by itself, cannot sound the death knell of the prosecution case." Supreme Court, in a significant
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"The consistent view of this Court is to recognise the right of a Hindu widow as blossoming into an absolute right, except in cases that fall
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"The court should be extremely slow, unless the pure legal or jurisdictional considerations are applicable, to issue the anti-suit injunction and thereby stall the proceedings in
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"There must be a chain of circumstances so far complete as not to leave any reasonable ground for a conclusion consistent with the innocence of
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"In our humble view the legislative imprimatur cannot be diluted by the notifications issued by the High Courts." Supreme Court, in an order dated September
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"The investigating agency cannot be prohibited or restrained from seeking warrant of arrest of the appellant or from re-arresting him or seeking his custody/remand." Supreme
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"The statutory power is to ‘try that issue first’. It is not a power merely to decide one issue first after all the issues have
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"The power to order fresh, de novo or reinvestigation being vested with the constitutional courts, the commencement of a trial and examination of some witnesses cannot be
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"The process of obtaining sanction is a separate process and any delay in obtaining sanction for prosecution shall not invalidate the final report." read more
"The power of the constitutional courts to direct further investigation or reinvestigation is a dynamic component of its jurisdiction to exercise judicial review, a basic feature of
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"If an insured makes false averments to bolster its claim, contrary to the policy conditions, the insurer would be lawfully entitled to reject such claim on
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"The device of an application under Section 28A, from an order in appeal, when the reference is declined by the reference court, is a caussus
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"The reading given by an authority to its own tender is ordinarily final, provided that reading is one which the words it has chosen can
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"A deposit is not synonymous with payment. A sum put beyond the debtor's own reach neither extinguishes his liability nor places it in the creditor's hands." Supreme
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"The impugned rules fail to pass the test of proportionality, and result in violation of the fundamental rights guaranteed under Article 19(1)(g) of the non-drug manufacturers."
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"The grant of leave under Section 92 is an essential and mandatory pre-condition, in the absence of which there exists no pending proceeding in which
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"A Constitution Bench of this Court in Ratan Melting & Wire Industries (supra) held that Circulars issued by the CBDT bind only the Administrative Departmental
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"The law is quite settled that serving of the grounds of arrest is mandatory. This has been introduced as a Judge made law vide a
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"This Court does not find any of the three conditions laid down in Section 12 of the 2015 Act to be applicable, which may have
read more
"In the absence of a legal, contractual or constitutional bar, a 'prospective' resignation can be withdrawn at any time before it becomes effective, and it
read more
"The recruiting authority is the best judge of its own requirements and where the advertisement clearly prescribes the documents or format necessary to establish eligibility,
read more
"The jurisdiction of the High Court under Article 226 and 227 of the Constitution would come to the questions of jurisdiction, illegality and alike and
read more
"A purchaser during pendency of litigation has no right to resist or obstruct execution of the decree passed by a competent Court and that no independent
read more
"The order of eviction passed by Rent Controlling Authority by exercising the powers under Chapter III-A was completely without jurisdiction and the learned first appellate
read more
"The family arrangements are governed by a special equity peculiar to themselves and would be enforced if honestly made, although they have not been meant
read more
"Unexplained delay has snapped the live and proximate nexus between the alleged prejudicial activities and the subjective satisfaction recorded by the detaining authority." Kerala High
read more
"In matrimonial matters, wherever Courts are called upon to consider the plea of transfer, the Courts have to take into consideration the economic soundness of both
read more
"The law does not require that a declarant, at the time of making the statement, to be under the shadow of death or the expectation that death
read more
"In its revisional jurisdiction, the High Court can call for and examine the record of any proceedings for the purpose of satisfying itself as to the correctness,
read more
"Where there is an express provision barring a particular remedy, the court cannot resort to the exercise of inherent powers... grant of directions to register FIR
read more
"The Award passed by the Reference Court in favour of the deceased sole claimant is a nullity. The objection to its validity is not an objection
read more
"The explicit inclusion of the son and the children of a predeceased son in the statutory scheme deliberately and unambiguously excludes the living son's children from the
read more
"The court shall be extremely careful in accepting the sole testimony of the prosecutrix when the entire case is improbable and unlikely to happen." Allahabad
read more
"Generic, descriptive or laudatory terms, particularly those commonly used in a given trade, cannot be monopolised and the protection by registration does not extend to such elements
read more
"The services rendered by a Government servant prior to his regularisation as ad-hoc, work-charged, seasonal, temporary etc., is required to be counted for the purpose of determining
read more
"The power under Article 226 of the Constitution of India to issue writs is rather wide but is required to be exercised only in exceptional circumstances." Punjab
read more
"Sexual intent is not an incidental feature of the offence but its very foundation, and in the absence of that mental element the actus reus,
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The Juvenile Justice system in India has evolved significantly over the years, reflecting the changing societal values and international commitments towards the rights of children. The Juvenile
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Cross-examination is a critical component of the adversarial legal system, particularly in India, where it serves as a powerful tool for truth discovery. The process allows the
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In the Indian legal system, judgments play a crucial role in shaping jurisprudence and guiding future cases. These judgments can be classified into two primary categories: reportable and non-reportable.
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The introduction of "The Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023", "The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023", and "The Bharatiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023" marks a significant milestone in the Indian legal framework,
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